I'm Satisfied

I was listening to a preacher the other night speaking on greed. He got off on how greed is what is killing our country. Well yeah.

In conclusion he encouraged his listeners to be satisfied. Be satisfied with what you have. If you have enough to eat, a sufficient house, good clothes, a car, why get greedy for more? You have enough.

I hope I am that. For the most part I am satisfied with what I have. And why not? I have everything I need and most everything I want.

I still live in the second house that we bought when we first got married. Some think this is a bad neighborhood. Some might think a newer house would be better. When we had four younger children we did move next door to a bigger house when it conveniently became available. Now that they are gone I'd like a smaller house. But I like the neighborhood. It is close to downtown. Funny. We are starting to have younger couples with kids moving back in. That is wonderful.

I see people with newer cars or larger beautiful houses and I wonder how it would be to buy a better car or house. But mostly I am just glad for them. I am satisfied with this house and for now with my older car. Someday I will get a newer car. DW's new car has a wonderful music system. I love that I can plug in a USB drive and play the music recorded on them. That is so cool. I have the "I wants" for that music system. It beats my cassette deck and broken CD player. But I can live without it for now. I'm good.

As I walk around the neighborhood I marvel at the houses with things I would like, three stories, balconies that go around the corner, round towers, big picture windows, beautiful entryways. I admire them and revel in them vicariously. But that's enough. I am satisfied with what I have and to admire the wonderful things that others have.